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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 3h

The animators take a great deal of creative licence - the DVD of Celestial Toymaker presents the story in a manner that could never have been depicted on screen.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 7h

The Millerbot is malfunctioning.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Plenary authority, the dictator phrase that caused Stephen Miller to stop talking

Miller suggests Trump wields absolute power over decisions to send in the National Guard, before suddenly stopping speaking in an awkward interview moment

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I hope it's none of the episodes the BBC animated - that would be very frustrating for the people who made those. Still, fingers crossed.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 2d

The latest chapter of Detours in Time and Space, in which I chart the history and continuity of the official Doctor Who spinoffs, is on Patreon now. To have access to all previous chapters, plus motion comics and over 160 riffs, subscribe now, won't you?
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Any Other Business? | Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 3d

The trailer for the riff of the Star Trek TNG finale, All Good Things, is on YouTube now! To hear the whole thing, plus +160 more riffs, including TOS, Voyager and Doctor Who, subscribe on Patreon! There's a new riff every week!

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TrekRiffs - All Good Things Act 5 (Sample)

YouTube video by Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 4d

Thank-you for feeling that rage on my behalf. I wish I could tell you I remembered the comic cover, but so much has fallen out of my memory in the last two years. Still need the wheelchair, but hate my tiny wife exhausting herself pushing me about, so I prefer crutches.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 5d

Depends upon whether the last time was - if it's within the last two years, probably not. That's how long I've been dealing with the Long Covid. In any event, welcome to BlueSky.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 6d

Is it that time of year already? Seems like the baby from the Nevermind album cover losing a legal case against Nirvana gets earlier and earlier.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 6d

The riff for the Star Trek TNG finale, All Good Things, is on Patreon now! To hear this, and +160 other riffs, including TOS, Voyager and classic Doctor Who, become a subscriber! There's a new riff every week!
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Time for Anti-Time | Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 7d

This biopic of John Bishop is significantly less scouse than I anticipated.
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IS THIS THING ON? Official Trailer (2025) Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett

YouTube video by KinoCheck.com

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 9d

The latest chapter of Detours in Time and Space, where I chart the history and continuity of the official Doctor Who spinoffs, is up now on Patreon! For access to all previous chapters, plus over 160 riffs, become a subscriber!
www.patreon.com/posts/disco-...

Disco Sharks! Well, Disco AND Sharks | Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 11d

"Your mother is called Mary? Mine's called Martha - let's fight!"

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 11d

And the Old Faithful of clickbait is back.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 13d

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 13d

The riff of the Star Trek TNG finale, All Good Things, is up now on Patreon! To hear this, and 160 more riffs, including TOS, Voyager and Doctor Who, become a subscriber! There's a new riff every week!
www.patreon.com/posts/sendin...

Sending Me Forget-Me-Nots | Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 16d

Trump says pregnant shouldn't take Tylenol (paracetamol) while pregnant, "Unless medically necessary."
That's literally the only reason for taking it, shithead.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 16d

The latest chapter of Detours in Time and Space, in which I chart the history and continuity of the official Doctor Who spinoffs, is up on Patreon. For previous chapters, plus over 160 original riffs, become a subscriber!
www.patreon.com/posts/doctor...

The Doctor and Steven - Together Again, Again | Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 17d

Samuel West must be very surprised to be informed by the Express that he's dead.

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 17d

youtu.be/wCqCPfnyx7c?...
The trailer for the riff of the Star Trek TNG finale is on YouTube! To hear the whole thing, plus 160 more riffs, including TOS, Voyager and Doctor Who, subscribe on Patreon! I'll be glad you did!
patreon.com/matthewjelliott

TrekRiffs - All Good Things Act Three (Sample)

YouTube video by Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 20d

The riff for the Star Trek TNG finale, All Good Things, is up on Patreon! To hear this, and over 160 riffs, including TOS, Voyager and Doctor Who, become a subscriber. There's a new riff every week!
www.patreon.com/posts/time-h...

The Time-Hopping Riffer | Matthew J Elliott

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 20d

And there goes another one.
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Jimmy Kimmel Pulled “Indefinitely” By ABC After Charlie Kirk Comments

Jimmy Kimmel is off TV for now after comments the host made about Charlie Kirk

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 22d

Very silly, very funny, and stars a bloke who looks a bit like a French Pete Davidson.
youtu.be/irmrRGnqmMk?...

McWALTER - BANDE ANNONCE OFFICIELLE (2025) MISTER V, SIMON ASTIER

YouTube video by Mister V

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 23d

We're getting there; it's a process. Thank-you.

Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 23d

The latest chapter of Detours in Time and Space, where I chart the history and continuity of the official Doctor Who spinoffs, is on Patreon! For all previous chapters, plus over 160 riffs, become a subscriber!
patreon.com/matthewjelliott

creating Riffs!

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Matthew J Elliott @matthewjelliott.bsky.social · 24d

The trailer for the riff of the Star Trek TNG finale is on YouTube! To hear the whole thing, plus 160 more riffs, including TOS, Voyager and Doctor Who, become a subscriber! There's a new riff every week!
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/Vcy4mtCm2TI?...

TrekRiffs - All Good Things Act 2 (Sample)

YouTube video by Matthew J Elliott

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